goldsmith

English

noun
Definitions
  • A person who makes, repairs or sells things out of gold, especially jewelry.
  • (obsolete) A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English goldsmith inherited from Old English goldsmiþ (goldsmith) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gulþasmiþaz (goldsmith) com from English gold (pyrolyse food to a golden brown) + English smith.

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